One officer was injured in the shootout was rushed to the hospital where he remains in stable condition.

The suspect was shot during the gunfire exchange with police.

“I can’t believe it’s Christmas and there’s a shooting or whatever’s going on. It’s eerie. I feel bad for whoever is going through this,” Kristen Alexander, who had just arrived home from a trip to Ohio, told AZFamily.com.

“We’re just trying to go home and open presents,” she said. “But we can’t get in there yet.”

Residents told the Republic the alleged shooter lived in a three-story unit.